安康2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、In yesterday’s business training course the consultant instructed us that a good salesman must

be ______ if he wants to succeed.

A. aggressive   B. conventional

C. visual       D. fragrant

2、 Many people agree that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremony than ______ of the Beijing Olympic Games in history.

A. one   B. what   C. that   D. it

3、Could you _______ this 20-dollar bill so I can make a phone call?

A.divide B.tear C.break D.cut

4、We live in an age ______ more information is available with greater ease than ever before.

A．where

B．when

C．which

D．that

5、The principal in our school has recently passed a rule that students _______ wear school uniforms in our campus.

A.may B.should C.will D.shall

6、Simon thought his computer was broken ________ his little brother pointed out that he had forgotten to turn it on.

A. until   B. because

C. while   D. though

7、 To our relief, the European company expressed their ____ to co-operate with us.

A. anxiety B. concern

C. willingness D. complaints

8、 Because Rosa her big brother so much, she tries to imitate the way he walks and talks.

A. looks up to B. looks down on

C. looks out for  D. looks forward to

9、________ people’s dress differs from country to country is a reflection of cultural differences.

A．That

B．What

C．This

D．Which

10、（题文）Life is___,but there is no limit_____.

A. limited,to learn   B. limit,to learn

C. limited, to learning   D. limited,of learning

11、Linda didn't get there on time because of the bad weather. Additionally, her car was in poor ______

A. situation   B. position

C. condition   D. direction

12、The way the guests ___ in the hotel influenced their evaluation of the service.

A. treated

B. were treated

C. would treat

D. would be treated

13、The violence in Hong Kong has threatened its stability. We would rather it ______ its former order soon.

A.would restore B.will restore C.restored D.had restored

14、The population of Chongqing, _____from the countryside, are making their efforts to build their hometown into a more beautiful and modern society.

A. the majority of which are

B. of which the majority is

C. the majority of whom are

D. of whom the majority is

15、—Why do you look so upset, Linda?

—There are so many troublesome problems____．

A．remaining settled

B．remaining to be settled

C．remained to settle

D．remained to be settled

16、With a lot of homework ________ last weekend, Tom didn’t go to the movies with his friends.

A. finished   B. to finish

C. finishing D. being finished

17、My fourteen-year-old sister is now studying in a ________ school.

A．vocational

B．vocation

C．vacation

D．vacational

18、You _____ something great, otherwise you wouldn't have got the promotion.

A. should do   B. must do

C. should have done   D. must have done

19、Every morning Jack's wife will stand before the mirror,   herself before

leaving home.

A. admired   B. being admired

C. to admire   D. admiring

20、—Douglas is having to miss the school concert because he’s ill.

—Oh,   ________! He has been expecting it so much.

A．far from it

B．that’s a shame

C．never mind

D．I didn’t get it.

21、It seems that the great desire among the young is to be popular. The desire to be popular can force you into looking and acting like everyone else. You can lose yourself in a sea of identical hairstyles and thinking styles.

I was forced to think about popularity not too long ago in a talk I had with my daughter. Margy had to change schools when my busy work schedule made it necessary for me to move houses. I suppose that, for a girl in her teens, entering a new school is like spending a season alone in the tropical jungles. At least that’s how Margy found it at first. However, as the school year drew to a close, one student after another came to her. I told Margy that I would have been more concerned if she had been an instant social success in her new school. Nobody can please everyone. If you try to do so, you will find values as lasting as soap bubbles blown into the air.

Some teenagers claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in a certain way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon into a larger cocoon.

I know that it has become harder for a young person to stand up against the popularity wave. Our way of life makes a young nonconformist stand out like a Martian. These days there’s a great barrier for the young person who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. Well, go to it. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.

【1】Why was the author worried about his daughter’s popularity in her new school?

A.She might find no true friends.

B.She would ignore her academic performance.

C.She had no idea of her own.

D.She might betray her true self.

【2】What does the author think of most teenagers?

A.They’re afraid of getting lost in life.

B.They have difficulty understanding each other.

C.They lack the courage to be truly different.

D.They find it hard to gain popularity as expected.

【3】What is the probable meaning of the underlined word "nonconformist" in Paragraph 4?

A.Someone who cares about others’ opinion.

B.Someone who desires popularity greatly.

C.Someone who behaves in his own way.

D.Someone who wants to please others.

【4】What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A.To persuade readers to pursue valuable popularity.

B.To tell parents how to guide their children.

C.To criticize the present values and beliefs.

D.To suggest a good way to be popular.

22、At first, Dorothy Sorlie thought she was just getting old, though not as gracefully as she’d hoped. Retired from teaching English at a local college, Sorlie, then 74, began losing interest in things she'd enjoyed, including reading and cooking. She couldn’t concentrate. Her handwriting changed. The symptoms occurred so gradually that initially she wasn’t aware anything was happening.

Things kept getting worse. She started worrying that she might be developing early dementia (痴呆). The physical symptoms progressed too. Most worrisome, she began having trouble walking and started falling. Through it all, her doctors struggled to explain what was happening.

She and her husband, Jim Urness, were desperate for answers; It would take years before they got them. The doctors’ diagnoses (诊断), all incorrect, could account for one or two of Sorlie’s symptoms but not all of them, and none of the treatments seemed to help.

The couple traveled across the country looking for someone who could tell them what was wrong. However, one possible explanation for her symptoms after another proved incorrect. At last, Sorlie’s primary care doctor，Kevin Wergeland found the disease responsible for all her symptoms was a little-known condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Although her condition was detected at an advanced state, it was treatable.

In fact, NPH is sometimes referred to as “treatable dementia”. It is an insidious (潜伏的) and mysterious disorder that can copy many more common problems including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. An estimated 700000 people in the United States have NPH, although ifs believed that fewer than 20 percent of them are correctly diagnosed.

Sorlie is now free of NPH symptoms, and taking advantage of her good health and using her dramatic recovery to inform others about NPH. She gives presentations to local senior centers as a volunteer. “If this awareness can help one person avoid what my husband and I endured, ” Sorlie says, “then my efforts are worth it.”

【1】Which of the following best describes Sorlie’s experience of seeking treatment?

A．Tough.

B．Inspiring.

C．Unfair.

D．Hopeful.

【2】Why are most people with NPH incorrectly diagnosed?

A．The doctors are not responsible and professional.

B．It is a rare disease that few cases have ever occurred.

C．The symptoms are similar to those of other common diseases.

D．The medical conditions in most cities are not advanced enough.

【3】Why does Sorlie serve as a volunteer in local senior centers?

A．To inform senior people about their health condition.

B．To provide suggestions on how to recover from NPH.

C．To raise peopled awareness about leading a healthy life.

D．To help people with NPH suffer less in getting correct diagnosis.

【4】Where is the text probably from?

A．A medical record.

B．A biography.

C．A science report.

D．A popular magazine.

23、Preparing for exams can be hard, especially with online classes. 【1】, and working with technology can sometimes become heavily distracting (令人分心的). Aside from the obvious tips people give such as sleeping and eating enough, there are more ways to ensure preparation for your classes. Here are some helpful tips on revising how you approach exams.

Clear your study spot.

The environment we study in is so essential and important to remain focused when studying for classes. A messy space is known to not be beneficial for focusing! 【2】

Shut off distractions.

It is so easy to get lost on social media or answering texts and direct messages throughout the time you're supposed to be focusing. Putting your phone and apple watch away can help remove any possible tempting distractions while you're trying to study. 【3】. If you have to use technology, like an iPad for studying, make sure to keep social media applications off the device to help keep a steady focus.

Have a rest.

If you’re a perfectionist (完美主义者), it can be challenging some days to let yourself sit back and take a break【4】. It will be less mentally draining and you may even feel more energized after a much needed study break!

【5】

Sitting at a desk for hours upon hours, even with little breaks here and there can cause gravity to not push as much oxygen to your brain, adding to a stressful study session. During your breaks, make sure to move around a bit in order to keep blood flowing and your body well-energized and moving.

Get past procrastination (拖延) and fully prepare for your tests with these helpful tips!

A．Get enough exercise and keep healthy

B．You will focus so much better if you are alone

C．Make sure your study is comfortable, inviting and clean

D．It is super easy to quickly lose concentration while studying

E．Giving yourself some extra time will greatly benefit you in the long run

F．Also, shutting off text notifications (通知) on your Mac can really become beneficial

G．You need to keep yourself fueled during those long hours of brain exercise, but make sure your food is healthy

24、Natural silence — the kind when you hear nothing but the sound of nature around you — is becoming increasingly scarce. The noise of man-made can be heard even in the remote corners of national parks and deep in the Arctic Ocean.

This is having some troubling effects. In humans, noise pollution has been linked to physical, mental health problems and cognitive impairment (认知功能障碍) in children. In wildlife,it’s disturbing navigation, pairing, communication and can cause hearing loss. “We’re losing the ability to listen to nature without noise pollution,” says sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen. He’s part of the non-profit organization Quiet Parks International, which aims to identify and preserve the planet’s last quiet places.

Recently, this took him to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. No cars, motor boats, electricity or telephone lines are allowed in the one-million-acre area,making it a strong candidate for Quiet Park status. But listening back to the recording, Mikkelsen can hear the low hum (嗡鸣声) of a commercial plane flying far away.

Quiet Parks hasn’t yet decided if Boundary Waters meets its criteria — it’s one of 260 potential sites around the world that the organization is currently exploring. The team will analyze the sound recordings from each location and consider them alongside other data.

In recent years, the world has been getting louder, with cities and towns expanding and an increasing number of noises from cars, airplanes or ships. But during the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), there has been momentary delay.In2020,global air travel was down by 60% and road transport decreased by almost half. Scientists in Europe found that noise caused by humans fell by up to 50% after lock downs were carried out.

“People enjoyed the silence,” says Mikkelsen. “There were no airplanes in the sky and cars weren’t on the street. It was an incredible thing to be able to hear the world, all of a sudden, free from noise pollution,” he says. Since the start of the pandemic, Quiet Parks says it has experienced a huge increase in interest for quiet places. “I hope that we can take that desire for a world with less noise forward,” says Mikkelsen, “and appreciate the spots we have, where we can go and not experience noise pollution.”

【1】What does the underlined word “scarce” probably mean in paragraph 1?

A．Special.

B．Rare.

C．Common.

D．Typical.

【2】What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Causes of hearing loss.

B．Tips on protecting the nature.

C．Harmful effects of noise pollution.

D．Unidentified problems from human beings.

【3】What will Matt Mikkelsen’s team analyse according to the text?

A．The sound recordings.

B．Global air travels.

C．Quiet Parks’ criteria.

D．Data of the pandemic.

【4】Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A book review.

B．A travel guide.

C．A business plan.

D．A science report.

25、Prickles, a bare-faced merino sheep (麦兰奴种绵羊) that ran away from a Tasmanian farm during the 2013 bush-fires, recently returned home.

According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was _______ a lamb when she ran away, seven years ago. The bush fires destroyed the area and the young sheep got _______ in a 200-acre bush block, _______ to return after they rebuilt about 50km of fencing. They had _______ her a few times, and even recorded her _______ with cameras installed to monitor deer around. So they knew she was _______, but they didn't expect her return. They were _______.

Ms. Gray told ABC. net. au that she and the family were _______ her son's sixth birthday when they caught a _______ of the runaway sheep. They had decided to barbecue at the back of their farm, and that's when they __________ this “big, white, furry thing” on the other side of the dam. The birthday party __________ turned into a sheep chase.

At one point Mr. Gray disappeared, only to call her later, saying that he had __________ to catch Prickles and leap on the __________ of her, pressing her down. He needed some help __________ the sheep didn't seem __________ to follow him home. Ms. Gray and the kids found him, and managed to __________ the sheep in the back of a truck.

“She's a great big furry ball of wool,” Alice Gray __________ Prickles, “She looks very healthy and she's very __________ now with some other little friends.”

The Grays are currently holding a __________ to guess the weight of Prickles' wool to __________ money online for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (难民).

【1】

A．already

B．only

C．even

D．always

【2】

A．stuck

B．broken

C．attracted

D．confused

【3】

A．easy

B．impatient

C．unable

D．glad

【4】

A．trapped

B．released

C．caught

D．spotted

【5】

A．activities

B．manners

C．efforts

D．tricks

【6】

A．aware

B．alive

C．alike

D．afraid

【7】

A．wrong

B．lucky

C．sure

D．curious

【8】

A．reporting

B．appreciating

C．observing

D．scheduling

【9】

A．chance

B．hold

C．figure

D．glimpse

【10】

A．lost

B．found

C．left

D．shot

【11】

A．generally

B．certainly

C．suddenly

D．commonly

【12】

A．regretted

B．pretended

C．continued

D．managed

【13】

A．chest

B．wool

C．back

D．forehead

【14】

A．until

B．though

C．while

D．because

【15】

A．painful

B．eager

C．angry

D．nervous

【16】

A．load

B．train

C．judge

D．attract

【17】

A．chatted with

B．prayed for

C．joked about

D．explained to

【18】

A．moved

B．smart

C．tired

D．happy

【19】

A．ceremony

B．competition

C．concert

D．collection

【20】

A．raise

B．1end

C．print

D．spend

26、上周末，你和同学参加汤显祖文化艺术节的活动并担任翻译志愿者。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，介绍这次志愿者经历，内容包括：

1.工作内容；

2.对志愿者工作的感想。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。

The Experience of Volunteering

Last weekend, I had a wonderful memory in Tang Xianzu Art and Culture Festival, where I volunteered to be an interpreter. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________